Tag: People

Where women lead some men will go, Let women show the way, Their struggle for our kith and kind, Won’t wait another day, The deadlier of our species, Her tongue and poisoned pen. A woman’s heart the burning brand, That…

The following story would have been scarcely believable less than a decade ago It’s almost certain that very few people outside the country in which it occurred would have even heard about it. It exists nonetheless. It concerns the plight…

I read a lot of blogs, I follow the more important activity on Forums, I used to interact with a lot of people on Twitter and I am well aware of events on Facebook and other social networks. That said,…

Welsh Labour MP Ann Clwyd has called, along with many others, for an over-arching Inquiry into child abuse. But Ms Clwyd knows perfectly well that Inquiries don’t always get to the truth. She herself, a strong supporter of the war…

Guest Writer KEN STONE Politicians and Career Criminals – The Similarities Labour, Liberal, and Conservative conferences are a vacuum. Words are spoken, but are absolutely meaningless. These people will say anything to keep their jobs. Let me tell you what…

“Children are people who live in a land Made of raindrops and puddles and pebbles and streams Silently watching a twig as it sails On a clear crystal pool to an island of dreams There go a pair who have…

“In the stage play and suspense thriller from the 1930s entitled “Gas Light,” a conniving husband tries to make the wife he wishes to get rid of think she is losing her mind by making subtle changes in her environment,…

Latin Monetary Union 1865 to 1927 The Political Disaster That Led To World War One ‘Cigpapers’ Guest Writer There has been a Monetary Union of European Nations in the past – the consequences were as predictable as they were catastrophic…

After the 2008 financial crisis put an end to Iceland’s banking system and previous government, the country’s original constitution – created in 1944 – was deemed antiquated. The country named 25 citizens as a Constitutional Council and were asked to…